BY BARRY WARNER Our Unsung Hero column this week features Annemarie Basile, volunteer second assistant chief of Hillburn Fire Dept. She is currently the highest-ranking female firefighter in the county. “In the event of a house fire in Hillburn, as the Incident Commander on the scene, I would take the time necessary to conduct a […]

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point – County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef presented a total of $2.67 million in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to various municipal and not-for-profit groups at an award ceremony held ironically in Stony Point, the town that traditionally receives the least amount of support from the Community Block Grant […]

The Historical Society of Rockland County invites Rocklanders to a Ramapo Hamlet “Walk Through History” on March 9. The tour leaves the Ramapo Saltbox Environmental Research Center (ERC) at 10 a.m. This is a two-mile walk over level paved surface; 1.5 to 2 hours, with an opportunity for an extended visit at the Saltbox after the walk. […]

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Oily residue in nearby Ringwood, NJ, an area negatively impacted by the Ford plant. Photo Credit: Environmental News Service Hillburn – After decades of problems in the Torne Valley due to contamination from the dumping of paint sludge, the Ford Motor Company finally begun hazardous waste cleanup near the Ramapo River on […]